My Bookmarx 03/15/2013

“The 2013 Human Development Report – “The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World” – examines the profound shift in global dynamics driven by the fast-rising new powers of the developing world and its long-term implications for human development.”

“The occupations of academic and political institutions that occurred amidst the uprising gave way to what are called Popular Assemblies in some 70 neighborhoods across Athens. About half of these are still operating, composed of an often unlikely spectrum of participants. Anarchists, local workers, even municipal employees and officeholders”

“Indian parliamentarian M. Rama Jois once described the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act 2000 as “passed in a hurry”. “Hurry” is putting it lightly. On the last day of the Winter Session of the Lok Sabha (India’s lower house of Parliament) in December 2008, seven laws, including 66A, were passed in seven minutes, without any discussion. ”